Sono-Tek (SOTK) Competitors

Amtech Systems (NASDAQ:ASYS) and Sono-Tek (NASDAQ:SOTK) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Do analysts rate ASYS or SOTK?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amtech Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Sono-Tek	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has more volatility & risk, ASYS or SOTK?

Amtech Systems has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sono-Tek has a beta of -0.22, indicating that its stock price is 122% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, ASYS or SOTK?

Sono-Tek has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Amtech Systems. Amtech Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sono-Tek, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amtech Systems	$113.32M	0.61	-$12.58M	-$1.35	-3.61
Sono-Tek	$15.06M	4.55	$640K	$0.07	62.14

Is ASYS or SOTK more profitable?

Sono-Tek has a net margin of 7.25% compared to Sono-Tek's net margin of -16.45%. Amtech Systems' return on equity of 8.87% beat Sono-Tek's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amtech Systems	-16.45%	-1.15%	-0.76%
Sono-Tek	7.25%	8.87%	6.31%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ASYS or SOTK?

Amtech Systems received 194 more outperform votes than Sono-Tek when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.67% of users gave Sono-Tek an outperform vote while only 59.10% of users gave Amtech Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Amtech Systems	Outperform Votes 302 59.10%	Underperform Votes 209 40.90%
Sono-Tek	Outperform Votes 108 64.67%	Underperform Votes 59 35.33%

Does the media refer more to ASYS or SOTK?

In the previous week, Amtech Systems had 1 more articles in the media than Sono-Tek. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Amtech Systems and 2 mentions for Sono-Tek. Sono-Tek's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Amtech Systems' score of 0.37 indicating that Amtech Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Amtech Systems	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sono-Tek	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ASYS or SOTK?

50.2% of Amtech Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.9% of Sono-Tek shares are held by institutional investors. 20.9% of Amtech Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Sono-Tek shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Sono-Tek beats Amtech Systems on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.